Doc finished his drink and was about to stand and leave when Kitty took his forearm and pulled him back to the table. "And where are you going?" she quizzed.
Doc screwed his finger into his ear and took his seat again. "Nowhere I guess." as he studies his empty glass.
Kitty chuckled and asked Sam to bring the bottle over to the table. Sam smiled and nodded and gathered the whiskey bottle. The barkeep sat the bottle gently in front of his boss. "Here you go Miss Kitty." he smiled then returned to the few patrons at the long wooden bar.
"Pretty quite in here tonight." Doc mused as he looked around.
"That's why I'm not about to loose any business." Kitty winked. "I guess most people have the sense to stay home where it's warm." she looked around and then back to the doctor. "Here, have another drink." she lifted the bottle but not yet poured the contents.
"Oh. What if I told you I didn't get paid this month?" Doc looked Kitty in the eye and she chuckled again. "I'd buy you another drink." she smiled. With that Doc settled back and watched her pour his drink. "I still don't know why you don't get married." he said out no-where. Just having said that and his back to the door, Matt walked into the saloon. Kitty winked and he picked up on her shenanigans.
"Married! To whom?" Kitty just about choked on her laugh.
"Well, me...maybe. That marshal friend of yours seems too busy to be courting." Doc lamented and picked up his drink.
"Is that so?" Matt's deep voice cut the air from behind.
Doc stopped in mid sip and quickly sat his glass down on the table. "I thought you got lost in that snow storm." The doctor's crystal blue eyes lifted to the tall lawman's. Matt could only laugh. "Pretty crafty for an old man, aren't you?" Matt said and patted Doc on the shoulder as he sat down in the chair next to Kitty.
"You just don't know quality when you see it..." Doc countered and they all laughed. "Say, where's Festus?" Doc inquired.
Matt pushed his hat back on his head and took the drink Kitty handed him. "We decided to take different paths hoping to find the robbers. I'm sure he'll be back soon. It's snowing pretty hard out there." Matt sipped on the whiskey.
"Sure, he'll be back. Just like a bad penny. You can't get rid of it!" Doc drank from his glass as Kitty playfully swatted his shoulder. "Behave." she laughed knowing Doc was only joking and genuinely concerned for his missing friend.